It is hard to guess what a Pileated gibbon weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) on average weights 5.57 kg (12.28 lbs).
The Pileated gibbon is from the family Hylobatidae (genus: Hylobates). They can live for up to 36 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 54.2 cm (1′ 10″). Usually, Pileated gibbons have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.The pileated gibbon has sexual dimorphism in fur coloration: males have a purely black fur, while the females have a white-grey colored fur with only the belly and head black. The white and often shaggy hair ring around the head is common to both sexes.The species has been identified as Endangered, and is listed in CITES Appendix I. Their main threat is habitat destruction, with the wild forest they live in being converted into farmland. This has led to local extinction in some areas. Also, like many other species of primate, they are hunted and captured for meat and to be sold into Wildlife smuggling. Many attempts have been made to survey and increase the species’ numbers, both concerning their status in the wild, and in zoos.
Animals of the same family as a Pileated gibbon
We found other animals of the Hylobatidae family:
- Northern white-cheeked gibbon bringing 7.32 kilos (16.14 lbs) to the scale
- Müeller’s gibbon bringing 5.92 kilos (13.05 lbs) to the scale
- Agile gibbon bringing 5.85 kilos (12.9 lbs) to the scale
- Hoolock gibbon bringing 6.7 kilos (14.77 lbs) to the scale
- Lar gibbon bringing 5.6 kilos (12.35 lbs) to the scale
- Silvery gibbon bringing 5.87 kilos (12.94 lbs) to the scale
- Northern white-cheeked gibbon bringing 7.32 kilos (16.14 lbs) to the scale
- Hoolock gibbon bringing 6.7 kilos (14.77 lbs) to the scale
- Kloss’s gibbon bringing 5.84 kilos (12.87 lbs) to the scale
- Siamang bringing 10.84 kilos (23.9 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Pileated gibbon
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Hylobates pileatus:
- Black crested gibbon with a weight of 6.41 kilos (14.13 lbs)
- Northern nail-tail wallaby with a weight of 6.5 kilos (14.33 lbs)
- Brown howler with a weight of 5.19 kilos (11.44 lbs)
- Venezuelan red howler with a weight of 6.41 kilos (14.13 lbs)
- Rothschild’s rock-wallaby with a weight of 4.55 kilos (10.03 lbs)
- Sulawesi palm civet with a weight of 5.15 kilos (11.35 lbs)
- White-thighed surili with a weight of 5.9 kilos (13.01 lbs)
- Pampas fox with a weight of 4.54 kilos (10.01 lbs)
- Red-necked pademelon with a weight of 5.4 kilos (11.9 lbs)
- Black dorcopsis with a weight of 6.2 kilos (13.67 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Pileated gibbon
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Pileated gibbon:
- African palm civet with a size of 50 cm (1′ 8″)
- Egyptian mongoose with a size of 57.5 cm (1′ 11″)
- White-thighed surili with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Mexican cottontail with a size of 43.5 cm (1′ 6″)
- Sunda stink badger with a size of 44.2 cm (1′ 6″)
- Woolly hare with a size of 46.5 cm (1′ 7″)
- Crested mona monkey with a size of 45.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Black crested gibbon with a size of 54.5 cm (1′ 10″)
- Brazilian porcupine with a size of 46.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Javan surili with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Pileated gibbon
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Pileated gibbon:
- Canyon bat
- Northern nail-tail wallaby
- Little red flying fox
- Little free-tailed bat
- Malagasy giant rat
- Anoa
- Daubenton’s bat
- Telefomin cuscus
- Long-footed water rat
- Dama gazelle
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Pileated gibbon
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Pileated gibbon:
- Okapi with an average maximal age of 33 years
- Siamang with an average maximal age of 38 years
- Malayan tapir with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Asian black bear with an average maximal age of 35.17 years
- Beluga whale with an average maximal age of 40 years
- Campbell’s mona monkey with an average maximal age of 33 years
- Hamadryas baboon with an average maximal age of 40 years
- Kinkajou with an average maximal age of 29 years
- Collared mangabey with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Harbor seal with an average maximal age of 40 years